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Sunday, April 17, 2016

'Another way to implement the Citizens United rulling' - George Clooney admits Bernie Sanders was 'absolutely right' to criticize $353,400 ticket price of his Clinton fundraiser dinner

George Clooney, a supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, broke ranks over campaign financing on Saturday to condemn the 'obscene' sums of money in U.S. politics and praised Bernie Sanders
Clooney made the remarks in an interview with Chuck Todd from Meet The Press

By contrast 'a fundraiser for Sanders was to take place in the area, with tickets going for a far-cheaper $27 a pop'

'However, what are we to make of Clooney's admission, that what is obscene behavior for regular Americans is perfectly okay for a special class like himself. If this is not a dizzying depth of narcissism ....'

Clooney and his wife Amal hosted a fundraiser on Democratic Party hopeful Clinton's behalf Friday night

There was a price tag of up to $353,400 per couple

The Hollywood A-lister said: 'It's ridiculous that we should have this kind of money in politics. I agree completely'

Clooney and his wife Amal hosted a fundraiser on Democratic Party hopeful Clinton's behalf Friday night. There was a price tag of up to $353,400 per couple
The Hollywood A-lister said: 'It's ridiculous that we should have this kind of money in politics. I agree completely'
George Clooney, a supporter of Hillary Clinton, broke ranks over campaign financing on Saturday to condemn the 'obscene' sums of money in politics and praised Bernie Sanders in the process.
Clooney made the remarks in an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC News' Meet The Press the day after he and his wife, Amal, hosted a fundraiser on Democratic Party hopeful Clinton's behalf Friday night with a price tag of up to $353,400 per couple.
George Clooney, a supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, broke ranks over campaign financing on Saturday to condemn the 'obscene' sums of money in U.S. politics and praised Bernie Sanders

Clooney made the remarks in an interview with Chuck Todd from Meet The Press

An excerpt was released on Saturday. The interview will air on Sunday.
Todd asked: 'Let me start with a dinner you co-hosted on Friday night. A big fundraiser, I know that you have planned for later tonight.
'Uh, do you look at, uh, how much is being raised, and I think the cost of the Friday night dinner - $353,000 uh, a couple, to be a co-chair - do you look at it yourself and think, "That's an obscene amount of money?"'
Clooney and his wife, Amal, hosted a fundraiser on Democratic Party hopeful Clinton's behalf Friday night with a price tag of up to $353,400 per couple

Clooney and his wife, Amal, hosted a fundraiser on Democratic Party hopeful Clinton's behalf Friday night with a price tag of up to $353,400 per couple

The actor said: 'I think that - you know, we had some protesters last night when we, uh, when we pulled up in San Francisco, and they're right to protest'

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One sign, referring to Amal Clooney, read: 'Why is a human rights lawyer fundraising for an imperialist murderer?'
The Hollywood A-lister responded: 'Yes. I think it's an obscene amount of money.'
Clooney added: 'I think that - you know, we had some protesters last night when we, uh, when we pulled up in San Francisco, and they're right to protest.
'They're absolutely right. It is an obscene amount of money.
'The Sanders campaign when they talk about it is absolutely right.

George Clooney said during the interview: 'It's ridiculous that we should have this kind of money in politics. I agree completely'

Bernie Sanders has pounced on former secretary of state Clinton over the big-ticket eventThey go way back: Clooney is seen with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton back 2003

They go way back: Clooney is seen with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton back 2003
Bernie Sanders, a U.S. Senator from Vermont and Clinton's rival in the race for the Democratic nomination to run for the White House in the November 8 election, has pounced on former secretary of state Clinton over the big-ticket event and for accepting large sums of money for her campaign.
Sanders told CNN in March: 'I have a lot of respect for George Clooney.
'He's a great actor. I like him.
'But this is the problem with American politics, is that big money is dominating our political system.'
Sanders said at the time: 'So it's not a criticism of Clooney.
'It's a criticism of a corrupt campaign finance system, where big money interests -- and it's not Clooney, it's the people coming to this event -- have undue influence on the political process.'
In response to the dinner, the Sanders campaign on Friday evening sent out an email to supporters asking them to help reach their fundraising goals by chipping in $3.53 a piece, instead.
A Saturday night fundraiser in Los Angeles for Clinton was to be hosted by Clooney and his wife, too, Variety reported. Individual tickets reportedly cost $33,400.
A fundraiser for Sanders was to take place in the area, with tickets going for a far-cheaper $27 a pop, Variety reported.

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